Dhoni Rested, Kohli to Lead in Sri Lanka ODIs

Hyderabad: The BCCI on Tuesday announced a 15-man squad for the first three ODIs of the upcoming five-match series against Sri Lanka to be played next month.

Virat Kohli will lead India in the absence of MS Dhoni who has been rested from the series that starts from November 2.

The West Indies' decision to withdraw forced the BCCI to scramble together a hurried replacement series, with Sri Lanka Cricket accepting the board's invitation to play five ODIs between November 1 and 15.

The India 'A' team for a One Day practice match to be played at the Cricket Club of India against Sri Lanka was also announced. Manoj Tiwary will be captaining the 14-man squad that also features Rohit Sharma who is nursing a finger injury.

India squad for first three ODIs: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Murali Vijay, Varun Aaron, Akshar Patel

India A: Manoj Tiwary (capt), Unmukt Chand, Manan Vohra, Karun Nair, Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson (wk), Parvez Rasool, Karn Sharma, Stuart Binny, Dhaval Kulkarni, Jaspreet Bumrah, Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs India - 1st Test West Indies vs Bangladesh - 1st Test 1st ODI - Zimbabwe v Pakistan - November 24, 07:30 GMT 2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v Pakistan - November 26, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy No results 3rd T20I - Australia v Pakistan at Hobart Australia won by 7 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)

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